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Imagine That a Doctor Sees a Patient That Is Genotypically

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Imagine that a doctor sees a patient that is genotypically male, but is phenotypically female. How could this occur?

A) This patient likely carries a mutation in SRY that increases SRY protein levels.
B) This patient likely carries a mutation in SRY that decreases SRY protein levels.
C) This patient likely carries a mutation in the X chromosome that increases X chromosome-associated protein levels.
D) This patient likely carries a mutation in the X chromosome that decreases X chromosome-associated protein levels.
E) This patient likely carries a mutation in SRY that increases SRY protein levels, and a mutation in the X chromosome that decreases X chromosome-associated protein levels.

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